Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1441-1832 / (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
0.058 cubic metres (2 boxes)
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Pen y Bryn, in the township of Cristionydd Cynrig and parish of Ruabon, Denbighshire, was held by John ap David ap Llywelyn in 1587. Llywelyn was a son of John ap David of Plas Madog. The same family held the estate until the 18th century, when John Jones (alive 1770-1788) held the Pen y Bryn estate, then comprising property in the townships of Cristionydd Cynrig and Dinhinlle Uchaf, as well as property in the township of Penley, Flintshire, left to him by his kinsman, Roger Hanmer of Maes Gwaelod. John Jones married Mary, sole daughter and heir of Roger Maddocks of Prees Henlle and Daywell in the parish of Whittington, Shropshire. Their son, John Maddock Jones (dsp) dissipated and sold all the estates of his father and mother, excepting only the Penley property and a tenement in Pen y Bryn that was entailed on William Maddocks Williams, his nephew. Eleanor, the eldest daughter of John and Mary Jones, was their eventual heir, and married William Williams, canon of St Asaph and rector of Ysgeifiog, by whom she had issue, including William Maddocks Williams above.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Purchased by NLW from W. E. Hurcomb of London in August 1927.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Deeds and documents relating to the estates of the Jones family of Pen y Bryn, Ruabon, Denbighshire,1534-1808, and of the Maddocks family of Prees Henlle, Whittington, Shropshire, 1441-1786.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Action: All records purchased by NLW have been retained.
Accruals
Accruals are not expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged in chronological order by estate.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modern papers - data protection' form.
Conditions governing reproduction
Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
English.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Hard copies of the catalogue under the former title Hurcomb Deeds and Documents are available at NLW and HMC.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Title supplied from contents of fonds; former title based on name of vendor.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
GEAC system control number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Prees Henlle Estate (England) (Subject)
- Pen Y Bryn Estate (Denbighshire, Wales) (Subject)
- Maddocks family, of Prees Henlle, Whittington. (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) Second Edition; AACR2; and LCSH.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
January 2002.
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
Compiled by Stephen Benham.
Archivist's note
The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Lloyd, J. Y. W., The History of Powys Fadog (London, 6 vols, 1881-87), vol. 3;